I think you're definitely right that part of the audience hasn't yet realized that Punk is a face now. It doesn't help that he's being positioned against the company's top face, and against a HHH that was all-face-everything the week before when he rehired J.R, etc.

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Q: Since you're taking a break from wrestling right now, promoting your book and touring with Fozzy, do you think you'll be returning to the ring any time soon?

A: I have no plans for it right now. Like I said, I didn't leave wrestling for any bad reasons, it's just that I had a lot of other stuff that was going on in my life that I've been wanting to work on, and Fozzy is one of the main reasons for that. I know sometimes that pisses wrestling fans off, but I don't care. I do what I do to make myself happy. I've done wrestling for 20 years and I've been in Fozzy for 12. Fozzy is in the same place now after 12 years, that I was as a performer after 12. Just really on the verge of becoming something bigger. So I'd be crazy to not to devote as much time to the band as I can and take it as far as we can go. Wrestling is always there, it's not going anywhere. Will I come back? I don't know. But I have no plans of it right now.

I just feel kinda bad streaming a PPV that I'd like to buy because I can't afford it, seeing as how I usually just stream it because I know it's going to totally suck (see: Capital Punishment). But after that segment, I'd definitely pay for the thing if I had the money.

I mean, as much as I hate Cena, he played a pretty good role there, too IMO. When they announced HHH as the ref, I assumed it'd be a "screwjob," where they have Cena go over because of Mr. H's, then let ADR cash in MitB and have his mediocre title reign in Mexico. After that segment though, I have no idea what to expect...

When Cena finally got serious, it wasn't as bad, but when he was just sitting there smirking and nervously laughing when Punk [and Rocky via satellite] was burying him, it was pretty bad.

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My freaking DVR cut off right as punk was about to say what I assume was his final word. Argh.

He's so freaking good on the mic. Just when you think Cena/HHH have buried him, he comes back and has some great quip (mine went straight to DVD just like yours).

He's got this conviction to what he's saying that Cena just can't duplicate.

I'm not sure my favorite thing all night wasn't when he said "Destiny!" right at the end of the Del Rio match.

Entertaining as hell.

I would argue that Cena's not the only one who can't duplicate it, I'd argue that there's not many actors/entertainers on the planet who can.

I missed the "destiny" thing, I thought he yelled "nap time," or something similar.

Time to sit back, enjoy it and watch Punk continue to tell his stories. This is the best WWE/wrestling has been in a long long time. And I think it's pretty obvious that Punk's in the main event for good now, which has been my concern for awhile.

Now, if we could make the undercard feuds/wrestlers half as entertaining...

I was actually digging Cena getting meta, talking about the five moves of doom, etc. Though, him going meta actually just makes his character seem like an even bigger idiot for not realizing how privileged he is. I'm fine with Cena coming across as an idiot, though.

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I was actually digging Cena getting meta, talking about the five moves of doom, etc. Though, him going meta actually just makes his character seem like an even bigger idiot for not realizing how privileged he is. I'm fine with Cena coming across as an idiot, though.

Raw was kind of hard to get through this week but that last promo redeemed it. Really hope the bored-to-death crowd suddenly breaking into heavy CM Punk chants convinces them to book him huge this weekend (which, by the way? It is absurd how fast they've had to build this thing ).